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Fixed-Guideway Policy Decisions Overview Page 2 <br />consideration of two significant policy decisions: project Implementation and <br />funding. <br />Both the ARC and SA/GG Fixed-Guideway projects are progressing towards <br />environmental clearance. The cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove anticipate <br />Completing the environmental phase In fall 2014, while the City of Anaheim is <br />expected to complete environmental work In late 2015. Updated decision <br />diagrams for each project are provided to depict progress in the project <br />development process and the decisions necessary to advance (Attachment A). <br />The varied progression of each of the fixed-guideway projects will require <br />policy decisions to be made initially for the SAIGG Fixed-Guideway Project. <br />Staff anticipates that these policy decisions will set the framework for future <br />discussions on policy decisions for the ARC project. When the ARC project <br />approaches environmental clearance in late 2015, staff will evaluate in a similar <br />fashion the policy decisions in context of the ARC project <br />In anticipation of the cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove's completion of the <br />alternatives analysis and environmental milestones and request to advance the <br />project into engineering, OCTA Is prepared to Identify roles and responsibilities <br />and develop a financial plan to implement the WGG Fixed-Guideway Project. <br />Discussion <br />Advancement of the SA/GG Fixed-Guideway Project into the engineering <br />phase requires OCTA to develop a project management plan (PMP) <br />conforming with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) guidance, clearly <br />delineating roles and responsibilities for the delivery and operations of a transit <br />project, Should OCTA pursue FTA New Starts funds, FTA will approve the <br />PMP; therefore, it is prudent planning to ensure consistency with FTA <br />guidance. <br />The PMP needs to demonstrate the capability and capacity of the <br />implementing agency to put in place the resources to manage and undertake <br />design and construction, and secure any needed funding. Two significant <br />policy decisions need to be considered for the PMP: <br />Implementation <br />o Lead agency for design and construction <br />o Owner of the system and Its assets <br />o Federal granteelsponsor and lead contact with FTA <br />o Owner, operator, and maintainer of the system <br />Funding <br />o A sustainable and viable financial plan for capital, and <br />operations and maintenance <br />55E -18 <br />